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“Perfect Strangers” is a song by the British rock band Deep Purple. It is the title track of their 1984 comeback album Perfect Strangers. It is one of the few Deep Purple compositions not to feature a guitar solo. Nevertheless, founding band member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has called it his favourite Deep Purple song.…
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Frank Farian, the man behind Boney M and Milli Vanilli, and many others died yesterday, aged 82. Rather then going tonto details of his life and sometimes controversial career, lets focus more on some of his music. Staring of with the good man singing himself. Boney M Eruption In 1986, Farian produced and mixed the…
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So many people think that “Space Oddity” was David Bowie’s first single, but he recorded several songs prior to the release of ‘Space Oddity’. The first song he released was “Liza Jane” in 1965 .However, he did not release that as David Bowie, but as “Davie Jones with the Kong Bees” The first song as…
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I might lose some street cred here, but I always liked Cliff Richard’s ‘Carrie’, In 1988. ForceField II , aproject of Cozy Powell released Carrie on their album ‘The Talisman’ , One of those few occasions where a cover is better then the original. “Carrie” was written by the songwriting partnership of Terry Britten and…
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It is hard to believe that Fritz Lang’s masterpiece is 97 years old, In those 97 years, that movie has lost none of its magic. I have done a post on Metropolis before, the link is at the bottom of this post, but this edition will focus on a re-imagined version of the movie which…
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“Where Is Christmas Now” is a sweet, nostalgic, unashamedly sentimental carol to Christmas in all its colours, joys, and magic. Evoking the memory of classic Christmas songs of old, and pared back to just straight-from-the-heart vocals, and featuring the wonder of legendary UK jazz pianist Rob Barron, “Where Is Christmas Now” is the perfect musical…
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The sad news broke today that the Pogues frontman, Shane McGowan, died early this morning. The news brought me back to my memories of 1988. My best friend Patrick, who sadly passed away earlier this year, asked me if I knew the title of the Pogues single, which was on the radio a lot. (back…
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First of all, let me explain the term “neck of the woods,” and what it means for those of you who have never heard it. Basically, it is the place or area where someone lives or originates from. I was born in the Dutch province of Limburg, but now, I live in Limerick—hence the title.…
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